TURKISH ADAPTATION of PARENTS’ GENDERED EMOTION BELIEFS SCALE: VALIDITY and RELIABILITY STUDY of TURKISH PARENTS

The purpose of this study is to analyze the validity and reliability of the Parents’ Gendered Emotion Beliefs Scale developed by Thomassin et al. (2019) for the adaptation of the Turkish version for Turkish Parents. The study was conducted on a total of 136 parents, including 69 mothers and 67 fathers, with 36-72 month-old-children in Istanbul province, Bahçelievler district. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. In order to examine the validity and reliability of the scale, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO), Bartlett Test, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Exploratory Factor Analysis methods, as well as Comparative Fit Index (CFI), Tucker Lewis Index (TLI), Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency coefficient and independent samples T-test were used. As a result of the study, it was found that the Turkish adaptation of the Parents’ Gendered Emotion Beliefs Scale adapted to Turkish is sufficiently valid and reliable.

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